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> Mark, and company,
> I don't know about the low windshield top bows, but the later ones
> seem to be designed for holding the top frame assembly (anchored at
> the pivot on the body) against the windshield. The bow itself will
> pop off unless being held at the proper angle in the proper arc by the
> top frame. I went to the trouble of making a fibergalss front bow,
> and couldn't get it to hold properly under the rearward tension of the
> fabric top material. I ended up getting an old frame on Ebay, cleaned
> it up, and patterned a light cloth top that stops at the rear bow. It
> is held tight by bungee material clipped to the rear bar hold-downs.
> Not as elegant as the two piece bimini I originally wanted, but much
> more secure. Maybe next year I'll refine the pattern and add some mesh
> to the rear bow for driving away from the sun.
>
>
> -Marc Tyler
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